Our first landing was in Magdalena Bay. It was a 3 night passage from Ensenada. Most of the journey was Ourpleasant with nice calm conditions.

On the second day as we approached Isla de Cedros, a pod of hundreds of dolphin s raced over to swim alongside the boat, taking it in turns to ride the bow. We had never seen dolphins in such numbers. It was thrilling. And so, we continued and sailed on into the darkness.

The rest of the journey was uneventful until we reached the entrance to Magdalena Bay and picked up somebody's crab pot, It was hooked on the starboard stabilizer and it took a bit of to and fro and tugging with the boat hook to eventually free it.

We dropped anchor in near the town of Puerto Magdalena an d stayed a few days to wait out some northerly winds.

We took a dinghy ride through the mangrove. It was fun but after being gin the mangroves in Panama it was nothing to get excited about. Next, we went ashore for supper ate the local restaurant where somebody showed us photos of the swimming with Striped Marlin.

We had to do this!

It was a 2 hour boat ride to the site where we spent the morning in and out of the boat to snorkel close to a bait ball with was being attached by seals and Striped Marlin. It was exhilaration and a lot of fun but a bit tiring for these old folks. Also, I did not get my regular gear out of the bag, I brought the wrong fins which rubbed on my ankle where I had stitches 2 months earlier and my mask kept flooding. It was very annoying but I made the most of it and managed to get some nice footage on the GoPro. On the way back to the bay, we came across an aggregation of Mobula Rays so jumped in to swim with the . That was spectacular. All in all, a fantastic day never to be forgotten.

Next day we hauled the anchor and made the 2 night trip down the Baja and into the Sea off Cortez.

We are now in the Marina Puerto Escondido. Its a lovely marina with great facilities. Then only problem is the distance to Loreto. Its a $50 taxi ride to town to shop for provisions. But we are enjoying it here and as always, are waiting for the wind to die down so we can go out and explore the famous Sea of Cortez.

This is a bit like being in Bahamas at this time of year, always waiting for the weather. Actually, that's boat life.